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DG8 8LY area guide

Who lives in DG8 8LY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Machars South
Council: Dumfries and Galloway
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 588 (2024)

DG8 8LYDumfries and Galloway

At a glance

What DG8 8LY is like

DG8 8LY is a postcode in the Machars South area of Dumfries and Galloway. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 588 people. 74.7% of households own their home, 11.5% rent privately and 8.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 50.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG8 8LY compares

Headline figures for DG8 8LY, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Dumfries and Galloway a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG8 8LY differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
33.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
74.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

DG8 8LY FAQs

Is DG8 8LY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is DG8 8LY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Dumfries and Galloway recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DG8 8LY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 11.1% of residents. 74.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (63.2%).

Which council covers DG8 8LY?

The local authority for DG8 8LY is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG8 8LY comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DG8 8LY?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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